Governance Officer Full Time NEW

Join LGPS Central at a pivotal moment, where investment meets long term impact.

Based in Wolverhampton, the successful candidate will work closely with the Governance Manager, Company Secretary and Chief Legal, Compliance and Risk Officer (CLCRO) to ensure the effective management of the firm’s governance framework.

What you’ll be doing:

As a Governance Officer you will:

• Administrative oversight and co-ordination of all of the firm’s Tier One, Tier Two and Tier Three governance bodies, including:
• Drafting and coordinating agendas;
• Drafting minutes;
• Co-ordinating and quality control around packs of papers;
• Circulating papers and engaging with recipients;
• Supporting stakeholder engagement.
• Prompting and enforcing deadlines / ensuring effective scheduling.
• Support the Governance Manager in the administrative oversight and co-ordination for ‘Tier One’ governance bodies (currently including the LGPSC Board and its sub-committees and the firm’s subsidiary company boards), the Executive Committee and the company’s annual shareholder meetings.
• Ensure consistency and high standards of governance retained throughout the organisation.
• Timeously assisting with corporate filings with Companies House for the firm and its subsidiaries, including annual confirmation statements.
• Supporting the oversight and reporting around the integrity and efficiency of governance processes.
• Assisting with the management of key suppliers in support of the governance framework.
• Managing the ‘effectiveness’ reviews of the Tier One, Tier Two and Tier Three bodies.
• Oversight of the Company Structure Charts, ensuring these are maintained and updated appropriately (including the Governance Structure Chart).
• Assisting with the annual review of the Company’s Committee Terms of Reference (Tier 1, 2 and 3).

About Us

LGPS Central (LGPSC) Ltd is the FCA regulated asset manager for fourteen local authority pension funds across the Midlands. LGPSC is jointly owned on an equal shares basis by those Partner Fund, and it is responsible for managing £100bn+ of their assets. It is one of six Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pools in the UK.

LGPS Central’s Partner Funds are:

• Cheshire Pension Fund
• Derbyshire Pension Fund
• Leicestershire Pension Fund
• Nottinghamshire Pension Fund
• Shropshire Pension Fund
• Staffordshire Pension Fund
• West Midlands Pension Fund
• Worcestershire Pension Fund
• Gloucestershire Pension Fund
• Hampshire Pension Fund
• Sulfolk County Council
• Wiltshire Pension Fund
• Norfolk Pension Fund
• Oxfordshire Pension Fund

The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class.

LGPS Central offers a friendly and diverse, hybrid working environment with a range of employee benefits. The Company moved to new premises at i9, Wolverhampton Interchange in January 2022, close to local transport links.

Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds

Requirements

• A track-record of governance experience in the financial services or corporate sectors.
• An awareness of best practice governance principles and practice and experience in reinforcing those.
• The ability to operate to high standards of professional integrity.
• Excellent inter-personal and relationship management skills.
• Highly organised and able to meet deadlines in a professional and timely manner.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be fully conversant in Microsoft Office applications including PowerPoint and use of databases such as Excel, Word, Sharepoint, and have the ability to learn new software quickly (including board management tools).
• Desire to provide services within a culture of customer focus, continuous improvement and service excellence.

Qualifications:

• NVQ Level 4 or other qualification in Business Administration, Governance, Company Secretarial and/or equivalent in- job experience operating in a governance type administrative role.

What do we offer?

We are proud to provide our people with a premium and exclusive benefits package and we are continually improving the rewards we offer. Here are a few of the valuable rewards that you will enjoy:

• Competitive salary
• An enhanced and generous Pension Scheme
• 30 days’ paid holiday plus bank holidays
• 2 days paid volunteering days
• An extra paid Company Day in addition to paid holidays
• Excellent Learning & Development Opportunities
• Welfare and Family friendly policies
• Enhanced pay for new parents
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme 247 Health & Wellbeing Support
• Vitality Private Medical Insurance
• Hybrid Working
• Company Service Awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Company Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Winner of the Cultural Awareness Initiative of the Year FT Advisors Diversity in Finance Awards 2023
• Winner of Diversity and Inclusion Award LAPF In Investments Award 2023
• Winner of LAPF Investment Innovation
• Winner of Pool of the Year 2025